History of the Adlon Kempinsky Berlin

Few hotels have had as tumultuous a history as the Hotel Adlon Kempinski. Its fate has mirrored that of its home city, ever since Lorenz Adlon first convinced emperor Wilhelm II that the German capital deserved a grand luxury hotel on par with those in London and Paris.

After it opened in 1907, it became Berlin’s most important social center for the upper class. During the Weimar period, it ranked among the most famous in the world.

The art-deco style of the rooms nods to the hotel’s Weimar years. The hotel even managed to survive the bombings of World War II with little damage, but was destroyed soon after in a blaze that, according to legend, was accidentally started in the wine cellar by drunken Red Army soldiers. A few years after the wall fell, the site of the original hotel was acquired for the new Hotel Adlon Kempinski, which opened in 1997. After it opened in 1907, it became Berlin’s most important social center for the upper class. After it opened in 1907, it became Berlin’s most important social center for the upper class.

Hotel NH Collection Berlin Mitte

The NH Collection Berlin Mitte am Checkpoint Charlie hotel is located on Leipziger Strasse, directly in the city center. Just a few steps from one of the main shopping streets, Friedrichstrasse, and the likes of Galeries Lafayette, Quartier 206, The Q or Mall of Berlin. Some of Berlin’s biggest sights such as Checkpoint Charlie, Potsdamer Platz or the Brandenburg Gate are an easy walk away.